Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-23
CROP REPORTS.

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Lnte Rains Have Greatly Improved
the Prospects for Corn, but the Yield
VIII BE Beaow the average.
Washington, Aug. 21--The following
is the weather crop bulletin Of the sig
nal office for the week ended Aug. 20;
Tempe the week end
ing Aug. 2Oit has been slightly warmer
than usual throughout the southern
states and the Ohio valley, and cooler
than usual throughout the lake region
and the upper Mississippi and the Mis-
souri, valleys, the average daily tempera-
ture IN the last named district ranging
from deg. to deg. below the normal.
In New England, the Middle Atlantic
states and on the Pacific coast the tenn
peratnre differed but slightly from the
normal. The daily average temperature
for the season, from Jan. j to Aug. 30,
has ranged from / degree to 2 degrees
about the pormai oD the central valleys,
and it has been slightly cooler than
usual at stations on the Atlantic and
Paoitie coasts, and from Lake Superior
westward to Montana.
Rainfail-During the week the rain
fail has been in excess generally through
out the corn and tobacco regions and
the northeast portion of the cotton
region, and in New England, while
there has been less thnp the usual
amount of rain ln the tower MissIppi
valley, on the middle and south Atlantic
coast, In Arkansas and the southern por-
tjons Of Missouri and Kansas, and from
Lake Superior westward to Dakota.
Weli-dIstributed rains have occurred
throughout the drouth region, and the q
O'CLOCK reports this morning show that
rain continues in this section. The
large deficiency in the rainfall for the
season, ranging from five to fifteen
inches in the mississippi valley, has
been slightly reduced in the northern
states and augmented in the southern
.rtates during the past week, the only
sections reporting an excess OF rainfall
for the season being northern New
England, central portions of the Middle
Atlantio states. southern Dakota and the
north Pacific coast. vi
General renarks-The weather for the
week has been favorable throughout the
corn belt, the recent rains having greatly
improved the condition of that crop, but
owing to the lateDess of rams IN the
principal corn producing states, the
yield will probably be below the average.
III the corn region from Alabama west.
ward to Texas, the weather OF the week
has improved the crop conditions, and
the cetton harvest is progressing, though
more rain would benefit the crop in the
central portions Of Arkansas. In North
and South Carolina an excess of rainfall
for the week is reported as unfavorabie
Tor the cotton crop. The weather hes been
generally favorable for all crops in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and in
the Middle Atlantic and New England
states In Minnesota the uncut crops
were improved. and harvested crops
damaged by rains. u
Chicago, Aug 21-The Farmers Re.
view reports for the week as follows:
/ Our reports do not indicate any ma
terisl change in the condition OF the corn
crop in the different states as result OF
the recent rains. Corn on high and dry
lands Was too far gone TO be recuperated
By rains, but low-lying and late-plaated
fields. have been somewhat helped
These, however, are not OF sufficient
acreage to affect to any appreclable de-
greeSthe general average of the condi-
tion.a Dakota alone reports the condi-
ton OF the crop above the average. The
average yield of winter wheat Ia the DIFF
ferent states, as shown by threshing re-
turns, is as follows: twenty-five ILL.,
nois counties, 1874 bushels, fourteen
Wisconsin counties, ID 2,5 bushels
eleven Ohio counties, 13 3.11 bushels;
thirteen Missouri counties, 204 bushels,
nine Michigan counties, 1913 bushels;
eight Kentucky counties, 10 bushels
fifteen Kansas counties, IL 2t
bushels; and eleven Indiana coun.
ties, ID 1-5 bushels. The aver
age in spring wheat in the differen,
states is as follows: Fourteen counties
in Iowa, ID bushels. IA counties in OAK.
ota, 10 bushels; eight counties in Minne-
| sofa, 81 bushels and Is counties ir
Nebraska IL s 13 bushels. The average
yield of oats in the different states, 9.
shown by their returns, is as follows
tTwenty-six Illinois counties, 30 bushels
| II WISCONSIN counties 90 Oil bushels
| IL Ohio counties, 50 1-5 bushels; eight
I Michigan counties. 27 bushels; sever
Kentucky counties, "a 81 bushels; four
teen Kansas couaties. 2511 bushels; ter
Indiana counties, "a 8 bushels; twenty
counties of Iowa, 331S bushels; clever
Dakota counties, 80 8 IL bushels; mine
/ Minnesota, 33 bushels, and twelve Neb-
raska counties, 80 bushels.
Ihe average conditIon OF the corn DroI
in the states reporting it as follows
iTwenty-six counties in illinois repor
An average condition OF the crop of so.
per cent: IL counties in Wisconsin. 56 1
per cent; 10 counties in Chic. 695 pc
cent; IL counties in Missouri, 63 pc
:icent; 10 co-nties in Michigan. 45.5 pc
Icent; 7 counties in Kentucky, SO pc
cent: 13 oounties in Kansas. 40.7 pc
cent; 8 counties in Indiana. 48 per cent
l9 coHntses in Iowa, SO per cent, /
counties in Dakota. i25 per cent;
counties in Minnesota. 70.5 per cent. an
4 ..ll3iconnties in Nebraska 10 per cent.
Prominent Citizens Indicted at Dead
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